Effective schools

"The authors in this volume make an exciting and substantial contribution to our understanding of educational effectiveness from a sociocultural perspective. In doing so, the authors address salient issues concerning Research (Section I: chapters 2 and 3), Pedagogy (Section 2: chapters 4, 5, and 6), Teachers (Section 3: chapters 7 and 8), and Learning Environments (Section 4: chapters 9, 10, and I I). Each of these issues is dealt with in novel, insightful, and practical ways by the authors."--p. ix.